Cancerous growths appear to grow faster than the tissues around them because ____
a. their mitosis rates are higher
b. they do not stop dividing even when crowding occurs
c. the cancer cells inhibit the reproduction of the surrounding normal cells
d. their mitosis rates are higher, and they do not stop dividing even when crowding occurs
e. the cells in the tissues around them stop dividing
ANSWER: b
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